Oh you worry bout a critic that ain’t protocol

Yeah this damn sure ain’t the type of album you send to reviewers a week ahead of release so they have nice reviews ready lmao

do I stay organic & stay sick in this bed for 2 weeks?

N95 seems like such a good opener

When the synths hit gonna be crazy

The reception to Auntie Diaries has been pretty disappointing mostly, I expected this though.

Niggas still ain’t ready to have this conversation it seems.

That s*** will blow the roof off the building

Why lol word of mouth alone got him to outsell most other rappers

YOU OUTTA POCKET

I think he ends with mirror then does and encore with alright.

F*** IT UP
F*** IT UP
F*** IT UP
F*** IT UP
F***IN IT UP

Not that it matters or that people care, I’ve been listening to album a lot a writing notes while listening and I can confidently say that not only do I find this album to be Kendrick’s most enjoyable album but also his best. Best being subjective, clearly. But it seems fitting that it would be his best. It feels that he’s worked his entire life to be able to wax poetics about this subject matter. Infact it’s so good to me and so brutally honest that it makes TPAB and DAMN feel disingenuous in its approach and messages.

For example, it feels as if he was putting on a mask and not being as honest and was creating music from a side of himself that was helping cope through his ego and personal problems. Not that those albums are bad because TPAB is historic in its own right but this album re-frames things in such a way that makes the other albums feel disingenuous and not his true self. I feel I can go on for a while while making parallels to quite of things like books or films or art movements that I have enjoyed over the years but it seems clear that this album is trying to lift rap out of a so called “postmodern” stage and into a metamodern era. Kanye’s discography (arguably Drakes first few albums as well) has helped get to this exact point and it’s time we move one to an era of healing. I also feel like Frank Ocean might be on the trajectory with his next album as well even his Christmas special track with iceman hoff are similar.

Crazy that 2 of the worlds biggest artists have released albums with spiritual healing messages makes me confident in a positive direction for art and music. This album has LAYERS. Enjoy it. This s*** doesn’t happen much. Also Father Time, Mother I sober, Aunties diaries are some of the most important tracks written, produced and released in the past 10 years.

Yeah that'd make sense. That's definitely a song that could be done live, unlike a few that are so obviously not gonna be performed

Live setlist prediction
N95
Mr. Morale (w/ Tanna)
DNA.
ELEMENT.
Die Hard
B**** Don't Kill My Vibe
Money Trees
Backseat Freestyle
Swimming Pools
ADHD
Father Time
Rich Spirit
LOVE.
Silent Hill

Auntie Diaries (w/ Fan)

Maad City
Goosebumps/Collard Greens
King Kunta
Count Me Out
All The Stars
LOYALTY.
HUMBLE.
Savior (w/ Keem)
Family Ties (w/ Keem)
Alright

Die Hard is nice
Kinda a momentum killer tho

this album has less replay value than DAMN.

See what they do for a couple likes from a double tap

2PAC DEAD GOTTA THINK FOR YOURSELF

I feel like it should have been after we cry together, but I understand putting it there to kind of lighten the mood

You entertain the mediocre need to stop it.

DAMN was mediocre to you?

Felt like it was on purpose to help the album breathe because the rest of that s*** is emotional af

Damn is a classic album.

I’m happy after the first three songs that was needed